Project ID: 60580

Chinese government donates 100,000 stamps to South Sudan

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

South Sudan

Sector

Government and civil society (Code: 150)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Mixed (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2011-01-01

Actual start

2011-07-11

Actual complete

2011-07-11

Description

On July 11, 2011, Chinese ambassador to South Sudan Li Zhiguo met with South Sudanese Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services in a ceremony donating 100,000 stamps to South Sudan, the first stamps issued in South Sudan after its independence. Ambassador Li stated at the ceremony that the stamps were meant to express China's blessings for South Sudan's independence and the friendship between the Chinese and South Sudanese people. The exact value of the stamps donated is unknown.

Additional details

Intent coded as mixed, as the donation incorporates representational symbols of recognition/friendship (as stated by the ambassador) in addition to the developmental nature of 100,000 stamps for postage. As a result, the Flow Class is OOF-like.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

3

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Cofinanced

No